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Pedro Juan Caballero

In Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay and Brazil meet with no river or bridge in between: a single avenue separates the city from its Brazilian twin, Ponta Porã. You cross on foot and hear Spanish, Guarani and Portuguese on the same block. It's the north's shopping capital, with big malls such as Shopping China and Shopping Dubai, the latter spread over four floors with more than a hundred stores and a cinema. Perched on the Amambay range, it's cooler than the rest of the north. Laguna Punta Porã, the city's emblem, invites a sunset stroll, and it's the ideal base for Cerro Corá.